I setup a wish list to record NASCAR so I would not have to worry about what channel it was on. Well come the race today NASCAR did indeed start recording but did it record on Fox at 1080? No, it recorded on the 480i feed

I called TS and they said, yep that's how it works, it uses the lowest resolution feed. HOW TOTALLY STUPID!!! What idiot thinks I want to record an low res?

Wishlists, especially ability to make advanced wishlists is one of the things that sets TiVo apart from anyone else, so I have completely opposite opinion about them than the OP. Just like with anything else you have to learn more about how it works and once you know the rules learn how to deal with it. SD channels are completely removed from my lineup as there is no need for them anymore. My wishlists behave exactly as I expect them to.

I called TS and they said, yep that's how it works, it uses the lowest resolution feed.

That's not accurate, although it's sometimes the result. The rule is more like, "lowest channel number". Since a lot of cable companies put the SD channels at lower numbers than the HD equivalents, this is what you get.

As others have noted, taking the SD duplicates out of "Channels You Receive" will solve most of this.

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I never did this, so I have no idea if it really works.

I have, and it does.

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Pretty much the ARWL I use for NASCAR, except I exclude trucks. Works great as long as you delete the SD channels, I never have to do anything to get all the Nationwide and Sprint races.
It will pick up the occasional Thursday repeat of a race on Speed because of listing errors, however, so I just cancel or delete those.

The recommendation is always to delete SD channel equivalents if you use ARWLs, I wouldn't count on the "Category: HD" being always correct personally.

Sure would be nice if people posted questions or searched first before blasting basic features like WLs when they don't work as you think. Lots of drive-bys stop here though.

Wishlists, especially ability to make advanced wishlists is one of the things that sets TiVo apart from anyone else, so I have completely opposite opinion about them than the OP. Just like with anything else you have to learn more about how it works and once you know the rules learn how to deal with it. SD channels are completely removed from my lineup as there is no need for them anymore. My wishlists behave exactly as I expect them to.

What exact Tivo are you on? IIRC, Premiere 4 prefers the HD channels (which I personally think is bad, since it takes WAAAY more storage.. if I had infinite storage, sure I'd pick the HD channel for everything, but I'd rather have LOTS of recordings to keep for a long time, then watch in batches).